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Ameriprise Posts Positive Q2 Earnings, No Sale Yet of Securities America
By Janet LevauxAmeriprise Financial said net income from continuing operations — excluding Securities America — was $313 million, or $1.25 per share, in the…
August 24, 2011
Advisory M&A Activity Drops in Q2, Even as Deals Get BiggerWhile M&A activity in the advisory industry fell slightly in Q2, the deals were larger and total assets exchanged increased to $8.5 billion from $6 billion in the first quarter, according to Pershing Advisor Solutions Real Deals Quarterly Update, produced in partnership with FA Insight.
August 16, 2011
Commonwealth Launches Model Management SystemCommonwealth Financial Network announced the launch of Commonwealth Model Management Tuesday, a trading platform for 'systematic managing and rebalancing of client portfolios.'
August 11, 2011
UBS Picks Up 11 Advisors With $1.2 Billion in AssetsTen of UBS' new financial advisors come from Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.
August 08, 2011
Envestnet to Acquire TAMP FundQuest for $24 MillionEnvestnet–which has built on its TAMP legacy–will use cash to acquire BNP Paribas' U.S. TAMP provider
August 05, 2011
Wirehouse Q2 Earnings Analysis: UBS Outpacing RivalsThe Americas operations of UBS are ahead of all the wirehouses in new assets and net new money per advisor.
August 04, 2011
New Hire Roundup: BofA's Krawcheck Elected as FINRA Board MemberSallie Krawcheck, president of Global Wealth & Investment Management for Bank of America, was elected as large-firm governor for FINRA, while Jack Brennan of Vanguard was elected as FINRA's lead governor.
August 03, 2011
Older Workers in Labor Force Is Highest in 35 YearsMore Americans close to or beyond retirement age are staying in the work force. The so-called labor-force participation rate reached 40.2% for older workers in 2010, the highest level over the 1975–2010 period, according to new data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.